faker = $this->makeFaker(); } /** * Get the default Faker instance for a given locale. * * @param string $locale * @return \Faker\Generator */ protected function faker($locale = null) { return is_null($locale) ? $this->faker : $this->makeFaker($locale); } /** * Create a Faker instance for the given locale. * * @param string $locale * @return \Faker\Generator */ protected function makeFaker($locale = null) { return Factory::create($locale ?? Factory::DEFAULT_LOCALE); } }